Long, long ago there were a lot of donkeys. The donkeys worked hard every day. They had no time to play or to relax, but they never felt appreciated for the work they did.

One day two donkeys got bored. They wanted to live a comfortable life, So the donkeys went to see a wise old man. They told him their problem. The wise old man agreed that they worked too hard, and he wanted to help the donkeys.” I have an idea,” he said.

“What is your idea?” asked the donkeys.

“I will paint you and no one will know you are donkeys” said the man.

The man went off to find some paint and he returned in just a matter of minutes. He had two pots of paint. One pot was filled with white paint, and the other black paint.

The old man first painted them white, and then painted black stripes（斑纹）over the white paint. When he finished, the donkeys did not look at all like donkeys.” You no longer look like donkeys” the old man said.” Everyone will be fooled. I will call you something else, zebras.”

The zebras went to a field to eat grass. Now they did not have to work.

Soon, other donkeys saw the zebras. They asked the zebras where they came from. When the zebras told the donkeys their secret, the donkeys all rushed to see the old man.

“Make us into zebras, too,” they pleaded. So the wise old man painted more donkeys. As he did, more and more donkeys came.

The old man could not paint fast enough. Soon the donkeys became impatient. They began to kick about, and they knocked over the paint pots.

There was no more paint. The painted donkeys ran off to become zebras. The unpainted donkeys, because of their impatience, had to return to work.

This is why it is important to be patient.

1. The text was written to

A. tell an important truth about things

B. explain how donkeys became zebras

C. tell a good way to avoid hard work

D. explain how zebras got their stripes

2. The two donkeys went to see a wise old man in order to

A. tell him their problem B. ask him for help

C. change into zebras D. get some grass

3.When the two donkeys returned, why did they no longer have to work?

A. They didn’t eat enough grass.

B. They didn’t want to work.

C. No one knew they were donkeys.

D. They were no longer donkeys.

4. What does the underlined word “pleaded” mean?

A. Advised. B. Ordered.

C. Agreed. D. Begged,

5. Many donkeys were not painted by the old man because

A. no more paint was left B. all the paint was used up

C. they couldn’t wait any longer D. he was too tired to paint

For kids and many adults, a San Diego vacation means theme parks and other attractions. Before heading to a park call or check its website for updated hours of operation; many parks have seasonal or holiday hours. Ticket prices listed here are for general admission（入场费）, single-day use only.

Seaworld San Diego

A 6-minute tide（海潮）called Journey to Atlantis, which is to open in late May, tells the legend（传说）of the island nation. After the ride of Greek fishing boats, folks can visit a new exhibit of dolphins, which have not been on display at the park since 1998.

DETAILS: General admission is $ 46.95 for adults, $ 37.95 for children aged 3-9, free for children 2 and younger. 1-800-380-3203 or www.seaworld.com

San Diego Zoo

There’s not much in the way of new attractions. The zoo has a new panda cub（幼兽）, Mei Sheng. Nighttime Zoo, a program popular with families, starts June 26.

DETAILS: General admission is $21 for adults, $14 for children aged 3-11, free for children 2 and younger. 1 -（619）-234-5331 or www.Sandiegozoo.org

Maritime Museum of San Diego

The HMS Surprise, the 18th-century British warship featured in the film Master and commander, is on exhibit though Nov.30.

DETAILS: The ship is available for tours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Admission is $ 8 for adults,$ 6 for seniors and children aged 13-17, $ 5 for kids aged 6-12, and free for kids 5 and younger. 1-（619）-234-8135 or www.sdmaritime.org

Old Town Trolley Tours

Visiting relatives or friends in San Diego? They can get a hometown pass and ride or free with your paid admission.

DETAILS: The main ticket booth（售票亭）is in Old Town at 4010 Twiggs St. Hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, daily $ 25.www. historictours.com/sandiego.

1.The purpose of this text is to_______.

A. warn B. amuse

C. persuade D. guide

2. If you want to enjoy the performance of dolphins, you should go to________.

A. Seaworld San Diego B. San Diego Zoo

C. Maritime Museum of San Diego D. Old Town Trolley Tours

3.If a couple visits San Diego Zoo with their children, one aged 3 and the other 2, the admission will be____________.

A. $35 B. $49 C. $56 D. $70

4. According to the text, Old Town Trolley Tours can be well described by the saying________.

A. “Love at first sight.”

B. “Kill two birds with one stone”

C. “Easy come, easy go.”

D. “Strike the iron while it is hot.”

5.It can be inferred from the text that___________.

A. San Diego Zoo will attract the largest number of children

B. there may be some stories about the island of Atlantis

C. tickets during the holidays are more expensive

D. the film Master and commander can be seen in Maritime Museum of San Diego

A strong imagination does children a lot of good. The following are 5 benefits of encouraging children’s imagination.

1. As children play different roles, they explore relationships between family members, friends and co-workers and learn more about them. For example, playing a doctor, they imagine how doctors care for their patients; playing house, they learn more about how parents feel about their children.

Build self-confidence. Young children have very little control over their lives. Imagining oneself as a builder of tall buildings or a superhero defending the planet is giving power to a child. 2.

Help intellectual（智力的）growth. 3. Children who can see a king’s castle in a mound（堆）of sand are learning to think in an abstract（抽象的）way. This skill is important in school.

4. Kids who play with their friends do a lot of talking. This helps increase their vocabulary, improve sentence structure and communication skills.

Work out fears. 5. When children role-play about the big, bad monster under the bed, they gain a sense of control over him and he doesn’t seem so big or so bad.

A. Develop social skills.

B. Practice language skills.

C. Be willing to share.

D. It helps them develop confidence in their abilities.

E. Imagination can help children help each other.

F. Using the imagination is the beginning of abstract thought.

G. Playing roles can help children work out their fears and worries.

1. I ______________（钦佩）him for his success in business.

2.The kid is sleeping. You’d better speak in a_________（低语）.

3.I was just about to go to a phone booth nearby to call her when I saw her waving at me in the ______________.（距离）

4.Bill’s family was in__________________（债务）so he had to cut down his spending and go out to work.

5. Children learn by_________________（观察）adults’ behavior.

6.________________（暴力的）films have a bad effect on the development of children.

7.Charlie felt（满意的）with the comedy he starred in.

8.The competition attracted 500 athletes______________（代表）8 different countries

9.I think these traditional customs should be______________（保存）.

10.Smoking can be____________________（有害的）for your health.

1. 你吃了那么多，难怪你睡不着。（no wonder）

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2.他履行了承诺，给他儿了买了一辆自行车。（keep one’s word）

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3. 到现在为止，我已经有一年多没收到Peter的来信了。（up to now）

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4. 如果你想英语口语好，你不应该害怕丢脸。（lose face）

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5.他提前订了票，得到了一份礼物。（in advance）

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：l. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

As far as I know, time is not always enough all of us. So first of all, you need to arrange your time well. You’d better to make a long-term study plan to take up his weak subjects. And an short-term plan is equal necessary, if not more important. You have to make sure that you need to do each day, each class or even each minute. At the same time, it’s quite essential to keeping healthy. So take exercise for at least one hour and sleep for no less than seven hour a day. And don’t forget to eat well. More fruit was always right for you.

假设你是李华，在美国学习期间寄住在Mr. White家里，现在刚回到国内。回国后你发现自己的一本笔记本遗忘在他家，因此给他写一封信，请他帮助寄回笔记本。信的主要内容如下：

* 感谢Mr. White在美国对自己的帮助。

* 忘带回一本笔记本。

* 笔记本里记录有上课的听课内容，非常珍贵。

* 自己支付邮资。

注意：l. 词数100左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：邮资：postage

Dear Mr. Brown,

I’m now safely back home.

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Yours,

Li Hua

Nelson Mandela, who became____ president of South Africa in1994, passed away on December 5,2013, at _____age of 95.

A. a; theB. /; theC. a; /D. the; the

Devoted parents are never mean to their children, and they are always willing to devote all they have ______ their kids.

A. to helpB. to helpingC. for helpingD. for help

Mr. Smith is quite generous and warm-hearted, a person______ you can turn when having trouble.

A. for whomB. with whomC. to whomD. of whom